Whitney Wilson is a movement researcher, artist, and teacher. She integrates dance performance, pedagogy and artistic collaboration to promote knowledge of and action about environmental and social issues. She has presented her work in festivals and events that sponsor alternative energy and equal rights. Other venues for her work have been Northampton’s Arts Night Out, Gainesville’s Art Walks, Museum Nights and Swamp Dance Fest. She has taught in a wide variety of locations, including a juvenile detention center for girls, daycare centers for people with Alzheimer’s disease, performing arts high schools, and is currently a Teaching Fellow at Smith College where she teaches undergraduate movement courses. She received a BFA in Dance and a Certificate in Arts in Medicine from the University of Florida and is currently an MFA candidate at Smith College.